The pending murder trial and investigations after the death of Hamilton firefighter Patrick Wolterman one year ago today have taken their toll on the Hamilton Fire Department. “We still see guys having troubles,” Tony Harris, president of Hamilton IAFF Local 20, told the Journal-News last week after a court hearing for the man accused in Wolterman’s death.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal-News

Once upon a shift, there was a newly promoted captain. Hearing the tones for a bicycle accident, he moved to the rig, confident in himself and his crew. On arrival, the scene moved like ballet — firefighters on the victim dislodging legs and arms from twisted tubing with medics patching an apparent wound to the head.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

A teenager is recovering after being pinned under a 1,500-pound boulder in her grandma’s backyard. Brianne Griffith, 15, was playing on a formation of boulders in the backyard of the home on Vineyard Way in White, Georgia, when one broke loose. “It’s a natural rock formation that’s been there for no telling how long,” Bartow County EMS spokesman Brad Cothran said.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wsbtv.com

Clark County Fire District 6 has purchased two new properties in the Salmon Creek area, inching closer toward a planned upgrade to its fire station in the bustling neighborhood. Fire officials confirmed Wednesday the agency bought a lot at 1119 N.E. 136th St. for $630,000 on Dec. 15, as well as an adjoining lot for $133,500 in November.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

Del Rio (TX) Fire Department, rescue-pumper. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous CS 1,250-gpm pump.